Synopses & Reviews
At last, there's a book that not only shows you proven woodworking techniques but also shows you alternative techniques for getting the same job done. With
Woodworking: The Right Technique, you'll learn every practical way to handle every major woodworking task, so you can pick the one that suits the tools you own and the way you like to work.
Don't want to spend a bundle on a monster panel-raising bit for your router? This book will show you, step by step, how to raise panels on your table saw, or with hand planes, or on your jointer. Need to cut taper legs for a table? This book shows you how to cut them using your band saw, or your jointer, or your table saw, or your router table. No-nonsense charts compare the techniques so you can learn which are the fastest, which require the least investment, and which produce the most handsome results.
Synopsis
Comparing the tools and techniques of woodworking, this guide explains which are the fastest, which require the least investment, and which produce the most handsome results. Including advice for routers (circle and ellipse trammels), table saws (fold-away crosscuts and adjustable leg-tapering), and joint making (all-in-one mortise and tenon), this is the starting point for nearly every major woodworking task.